slowly away and in rear early, headway on outer into 4th halfway, ridden in 2nd under 3f out, 3rd 2f out, dropped moderate 4th entering straight, no impression
chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead 6f out, went clear travelling well 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, easily
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden in moderate 5th 3f out, no impression
soon led, ridden and headed 6f out, soon weakened quickly
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 6f out, went 3rd 4f out, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, kept on same pace
always behind, trailing and ridden halfway, no impression, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden and dropped to 7th 6f out, no impression in moderate 7th 3f out, kept on one paced straight
mid-division on outer, progress 5f out, ridden in 4th over 3f out, moderate 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace
mid-division on inner, ridden and dropped to rear 6f out, soon no impression
Deor started favourite on his reappearance at Limerick but couldn't handle the heavy going and is best judged on his final start in a big field at Leopardstown in October. Improver has shown the odd glimpse of ability over hurdles while Rightdownthemiddle has been going well over fences and had ROCK THE WORLD two lengths behind at Listowel in September. But the latter was conceding 10lb and, as he ran an excellent race when runner-up in a tough Punchestown handicap last week, he looks the one to be on. Do Try Dolly will enjoy the quick conditions better than most and she has a real chance on her best form while the four-year-old Alterno made a successful hurdling debut here in March before finding Group 2 company much too tough. Blacklough is a useful jumper on his day and though well beaten in recent races that was in very strong company. The lightly-raced Regal Beauty could prove best of the remainder.
Blacklough (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear, raced off pace in 5th halfway, some progress to moderate 4th before 2 out, no impression on leader, 4th of 7, 37l behind Velocity Boy (11-1) at Limerick 2m hcp hvy in Apr.
Deor (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, closer approaching straight, pushed along and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Oiche Mhaith Boy (8-11) at Limerick 1m 3f hcp hvy in Apr.
Improver (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, 9th on outer halfway, no impression in 8th 2f out, no extra, 7th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Unyielding (9-7) at Limerick 1m mdn Yielding in Apr.
Killdunne (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 7th from 2nd, not fluent 4th, slight mistake 5th, under pressure from 3 out, 11th before straight, no impression 2 out, hit last, eased run-in, 12th of 13, dist behind Mr Cosmopolitan (11-12) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Feb.
Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) 100-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, behind and no impression before 5 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Fairyhouse 2m 4f (1) Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Rock The World (IRE) 10-3fav (11-7) Led, pushed along straight, headed after last, kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Bright New Dawn (11-6) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in Apr.
Thank You Pa (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Raced in 8th early, under pressure in 4th at last, no extra and one pace run-in, 8th of 20, 15 1/2l behind Shan Dun Na Ngall (11-7) at Down Royal 2m hcp gd in May.
Alterno (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, moderate 5th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra from 2 out, 5th of 8, 33 1/2l behind Slowmotion (10-7) at Fairyhouse 2m (1) Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Do Try Dolly (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, no impression under 2f out and dropped to 7th 1f out, no extra, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Taglietelle (9-10) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Nov.
Regal Beauty (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along approaching straight and headed over 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra, 4th of 6, 13l behind Malinka (9-2) at Limerick 1m 3f mdn hvy in Apr.
